Securing means for umbrella tops



Jan. 15, 1952 DECEMBER 2,582,749

SECURING MEANS FOR UMBRELLA TOPS Filed March 1, 1949 INVENTOR.

D-omenick December 7% JFJM Q ATTORNEYA' i atenteci Jan. 15, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT 9 F 7 2,582,749" i SECURING MEANS FOR'UMBREIJEA'TQP Domenick December; Brooklyn, A Application March 1, 1949", Serififllii: 78;907

This invention is a securing means; and' particnla'rly meaI1s"for securing aflexible cover in position to serve its" intendedpurpose.

- important object of my invention is to provide a clip adapted to be permanently at-- gular pieces sewed together along the ribs and having their pointed ends adjacent a common center, with the clip in engagement with" the rim of-the cover; adjacent the seam uniting said pieces; in sucha way that risk of tearing the cloth or ripping at-theouter ends of saidseams isfully obviated-.-

-A-f'urther object is to provide a clip of simple design, easy and inexpensive to produce and capable of being readily aflixed to the cover of an umbrella or the like, and-then slipped upon the extremity of any of the ribsb which the top or cover is-carried. I t,

The nature of the invention" is clearly described herein, and the drawings illustrate a practical embodiment thereof. But this diS' closure is by way of example only and variations in structural details may be'adopte'd without deviationfrorn the characteristics of the inven tion,- as set forth inthe broad and general'terms of the appended claims. On the drawings;

Figure 1 is a top view of the clip in form'.

Figure 2 is a side or edge view of the same.

--Figure 3- shows the underside of the topor cover of the article, with the' clipattached';

Figure 4'shows same surface of the cover with the tip secured thereto, and in final position:

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the clip in readiness for connection with the cover. V

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional detail-onthe line 6 --6 in Figure 3, indicating how the clip blank 7 Claims. (or. 135mm.

engages and holds'the cover when the clip is affixed thereto; and

Figure 7 is aview similar to Figure 4 of another form of cu The clip is made out of a pieceof flat metal, having theshape of a blank with aquandrangular middle section I. rectangular portions 2 and'3' united to the section I by necks 4, andthe portion} can be somewhat-smaller than the portion 3 The necks 4 are centrally located with respect to the adjacent edges of the portions 2 and 3, and are The blank also includes and -3.

. we 2;, V joined to the middle of the opposite ends wand ot the section" l, which: is wider than the portions 2' and 3; so that the lateral edges 1 or the section I lie beyond the sides of the portions 2 To'ma'k'e use of the clip,--the portions-"2 and 3-are-given the shape of tubes 8 and 9 re'spec'=- tively and the parts 10 along the side"-;edges".| of the middle section I are curvedtowardsie ach other. These tubes 8 and 9 are in alinement andtheir common axis lies above one face" of the se'ction I. The cover is joined to"-th'eclip by laying a part of the cover between the sleeves'8' and ll upon thisface and forcing? the parts It against the cover,- as indicated in: Fig ure 3'; the finalstepof "connecting th'e clip b'e ing presentedinFigur'e 4"". 1 v

The cover is placed lower side up on the section -l between -sleeves 8 and flythe former being preferably the longer, and iii n'er'rno'st position: 'rwo pieces m andH'T' in m usual shape'in" the" cover or top ofan-um r la are shownin Figure 3', sewed together"aloiiga sea-m 13' that runs from; the center" of th caviar-tee wards the outer" rimr The parts" are be t up'and turned 'do'wnupon'thecloth at tlie ja'cent cornersof thepieces H? and I any these parts" are curled" to b against"the cover alongtnei edge tenjs" the cup; with fihef snort "sleeve outward? and' the 1gng sleeve af in sleeve 8' is" then flattene is done at'iabli unction or pier: and" l 2 and the entire covers ribs 15'' n the sein H I clips o war race s1. e a e: fig zihl iii? center, where the handle rodT or sterh of; the el a i loc ed r rs tpt-h llfi qns the Wh nih -Re /1. is, eise a i e rib a d sten d; t car is. nu sdi inboth and e e betw en. he lib a d? h d; fi mly at the .ends of; he. b by t cl p lb auseioi the parts In and the sleeves g that are fiattenedor collapsed;v The sleeves 8' then preventthe tips M of the ribs from going through; the cloth under the parts In and-protruding beyondthe clipspand the entire coverfli'sysecuredas reII-" quired; The flattening of the sleeve- 8' serves ito hold the over-turned part 'lof the cover-firmly under" the parts In of' the section l.--The -ti'p of the rib |5"which ente'rs"the end-of the sh'o'i't sleeve 9 will be ofivariable length indifferent umbrllasyand in some cases might pa'ss entirely through the short sleeve 9 an'd'-' pres's 'agains't clotli grippe'd'by the-bent pj l'o' dff tim tion" l'i' Pressure wouldthew be eiiert'ed on tti out penetrating it. The cover is usually hemmed on the under side along the seam l3 and the parts In make firm contact with the cover along their inner edges. See Figure 6. When the clip is inverted as in Figure 4, part of the cover also is turned over and inward towards the lower or under side of the cover and the liability of the cloth being pulled out of the clip is nullified. Also,

the parts 8 which have no sharp edges, hold the cloth so tightly, without piercing it that no risk is run of tearing the cloth or ripping the seam l3 fopen. V, v

The usefulness of the clip and the method of uniting the cover to theribs with it is thus apparent. A clip of this kindnot only joins the ribs at their outer ends to the rim of the-cover, but strongly reinforces the cover, and makes thegseams strongest at the outer ends, where the pull is greatest when the umbrella cover is raised.

Figure 7 shows another form in which the blank for the clip has a middle section I with a tubular sleeve 9 at oneiend and an elongated pro ecting tip [9 at the other. The extremity 20 of thisv tip. can be beaded if desired. The cloth is fastened to the section I by proceeding as indicated on Figures 3 and 4; and in the final position of the clip, the sleeve 9 receives the rib and the tip 19 projects out past the rim of the cloth cover for the umbrella.

Having described my invention, what I believe to be new is: e V V 1. Means for attaching a flexible cover to a framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a clip having a central section and portions connected to opposite ends of the central section and formed into tubular sleeves, the cover having a part atits edge laid on said section between the opposed ends of said sleeves and gripped by the overturned sides of said secson; said part and said clip being doubled upon the surfacelof the cover, with one sleeve extending outward with respect to said edge and compressedand the other sleeve being open and extending in the opposite" direction to receive the end of a rib.

"2. Means for attaching'a flexible cover to a framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a clip having a' central section and portions connected to opposite ends of the central section and formed into tubular sleeves, the cover having a part at its edge laid on said section between the opposed ends of said sleeves and gripped by the overturned sides of said section, said part andsaid clip-being doubled upon the surface of the cover, with one sleeve extending outward with respect to said edge and-compressed -and the other sleeve being open and extending in the opposite direction to receive the end of a rib, and the edges of the sides bearing tightly upon said cover.

' 3. Means for attaching a flexible. cover to a framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a clip having a central section and portions connected to opposite ends of the central section'and formed into tubular sleeves that have a common axis spaced from one face of said section, the cover having a part at its edge laid on said sectionbetween the opposed ends of said sleeves and gripped by the overturned sides of said section, said part and said clip being doubled upon the surface of the cover, with one sleeve extending outward with respect to said edge and compressed and the other sleeve being open and extending in the opposite direction to receive the end of a rib.

4. Means for attaching a flexible cover to a framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a clip having a central section and portions connected to opposite ends of the central section, one of said portions being formed into a tubular sleeve, the cover having apart at its edge laid on said section adjacent the inner end of said sleeveand gripped by the overturned sides of said section, said part and said clip being doubled upon the surface of the cover, with the sleeve open and lying upon the cloth to receive the end of a rib. Y I

5. Means for attaching a flexible cover toa framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a clip having a central section and portions connected toopposite ends of the central section, one portion being formed into a tubular sleeve, and the other having the shape of an elongated projecting tip, the cover having a part at its edge laid on said section between said portions and gripped by the overturned sides of said section, said part and said clip being doubled upon the surface of the cover, with the tip extending outward with respect to said edge and the sleeve being open and extending in the opposite direction to receive the end of a' rib, and the edges of the sides bearing tightly upon-said cover. i

6. Means for attaching a flexible cover to a framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a clip having a central section and portions connected to opposite ends of the central section, and one portion being formed into a tubular sleeve, and the other having the shape of an elongated projecting tip, the cover having a part at its edge laid on said section between the said portions and gripped by the overturned sides of said section, saidpart and said clip being doubled upon the surface of the cover, with the tip extending outward with respect to said edge and the sleeve being openand extending in the opposite direction to receive the end of a rib.

7. Means for attaching a flexible cover to a framework containing extensible and collapsible ribs, comprising a-clip having a central section and portions connectedto oppositeends of the central section, one portion being formed into a tubular sleeve,and theother having the shape of an elongated projecting tip, the cover having a part at its edge laid on said section'between the said portions and gripped by the overturned sides of said section, said part and said clip being doubled upon the surface of the cover, with the tip DQMENICK DECEMBER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references arefof record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 719,269 Slyder Jan. 2'7, 1903 728,035 Sprague May 12, 1903 1,264,075 Hout Apr. 23, 1918 

